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,A. STONE COLLAPSIBLE WARDROBE Filed May 2, 1955 June 8, 1937.

Patented June 8, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to containers and has y .15 iixed position.

The invention further includes a body section constructed of comparative light weight stock and which comprises hingedly connected side and rear walls, a partition formed integrally withy the rear wall and sub-dividing thecontainer into compartments and closures for the compartments swingably connected with the side walls, the construction being such as to permit of the folding and collapsing of the body section to a flat compact arrangement for shipment -'and storage.

More specifically the invention comprises a.

container including an integral body section which is scored and bent to provide side and rear walls, a partition sub-dividing the container into laterally spaced compartments and .closures for the compartments, and cover and base sections telescopically interfitted over the upper and lower ends oi the body section for securing the body section in set up condition.

The invention further provides a bail carried 'by the cover section for holding the partition in xed position and providing a means for sus- 40 ments.

With these and other objects in view, the in- 1 -vention is shown in the accompanying drawing in which there is disclosed a preferred form thereof, whilelthe appended claims cover variations and modications which fall within their scope. l

In the drawing: i

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view taken approximately on the line I-,I of Fig. 2,of a container embodying theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof taken approximately online 2--2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken ap? proximately on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

pending clothing on hangers in the compart-r (cl. 31a-144) i Fig. 4 is an end view of the body section in partlyl collapsed condition.

Referring to the drawing by characters of rei"- ence, A designates generally the main body section of the container or wardrobe, which section is preferably constructed from a single sheet of cardboard,V corrugated paper board or other light Weight stock and includes a rear wall I0, side walls II and I2 swingablyconnected to the rear wall and closures I3 and I4 swingably connected 10 to the side walls respectively and provided with flaps I5 and I6 swingably connected to the vertical free edges thereof.

The rear wall I0 has an integral intermediate portion which is doubled medially upon itself to 15 vprovide a vertically extending forwardly projecting double ply Wall I1 forming a partition Awhich subdivides the container into laterally or partition I1 is embraced by a. channeled reenforcing strip I8 which serves as a parting strip 30 against which the aps I5 and I6 impinge to seal the closures, and the plies of the wall or partition adjacent their juncture with the rear wall are preferably secured together by fastening elements I9.- 35

The container also includes .base and cover sections B and C which are substantially identical in construction and which engage the opposite end portions of the body section A for holding the body section in set up condition and 40 are designed to be assembled with the body section -to provide the container or wardrobe, or disassembled for nesting the same with the collapsed body section. l

As illustrated, the base and cover sections each 45 includes a.- panel 20 having a. marginal ilange 2| which flanges of thesaid sections are telescopically fitted over the opposite ends of the body section, the upper and lower ends of the body section having inwardly extending slots 22 at 50 the juncture of the side walls with the closures to rceive the fiangesZI. .The cover section C is provided with a bail 23 preferably swingably connected to the underside of the panel 20 and provided with a medial upwardly offset bight 24 of 55 a proper size totsnugly receive the upper end portion of the wall or partition I1 for holding the partition in its set up condition parallel to the side walls II and I2. The bail also serves as a support for garment hangers to be suspended therefrom.

'Ihe base and cover sections may be secured in position on the body section A by fastening elements 25 whichengage through registering apertures 26 in the body section A and in the flanges 2| of the base and cover sections.

What is claimed is: l

1. In a collapsible container, a body section including a rear wali having a forwardly extending partition adapted when the container is set v up to subdivide the same into laterally spaced compartments, side walls swingably connected to the rear wall and lclosures for the compartments swingably connected to the side walls, said walls, partition and closures being foldable so as to permit ofthe complete collapsement of the section to flat compact arrangement, cover and base sections intertted with the upper and lower ends of the body section for holding the body section in set up c onditiom'and a bail swingably connected at its opposite ends with the cover section and provided with a medial upwardlyv oiset portion defining parallel arms clampingly engaging over the upper end 'of the partition for holding the same in compartment-forming position and said bail providing horizontally disposed supporting portions within-each compartment for suspending garments within the compartment.

2. In a collapsible container, a body section including a rear wall having swingably connected portions and an intermediate portion doubled upon itself to provide a vertically extending forwardly projecting two ply partition adapted to subdivide the container into compartments, side wallsV formed integral with the side edges ofthe rear wall portions and swingably associated therewith, and closures for the compartments formed integral with the side walls and swingably associated therewith, said walls, partition and closures being foldable so as to permit the complete collapsing of the section to iiat compact arrangement, with the rear wall portions in .supporting portions within each compartment for suspending garments therein.

ABRAHAM STONE. 

